The Other Awards Show
by Rich
Everyone knows that the Oscar winners will be announced on Sunday, but did you also know that the Independent Spirit Awards are being awarded on Saturday? Held annually in a big tent on the Santa Monica beach, these awards are given to the year's best work in independent films. To see clips from this year's nominees, visit the IFC (Independent Film Channel) website.
The library's film collection includes many of the Independent Spirit Award winners from past years. Here are some of them:
Sideways, Lost in Translation, Far From Heaven, Memento, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Election, Gods and Monsters, Fargo, Short Cuts, The Player, and Sex, Lies, and Videotape.
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Hooray for Sex, Lies,
Hooray for Sex, Lies, etc.!
I just saw Soderbergh's [b:b1218767|Schizopolis] for the first time a few days ago. I don't think it won anything, but definitely a great indie film.
It's interesting that indie films are starting to look more mainstream, in which I mean that they're looking more high-budget. I guess I didn't really think of Sideways and Lost in Translation as indie when I saw them; enjoyed them both, but didn't think "indie."
Oh my goodness! I love The
Oh my goodness! I love The Limey. Forgot it was a Soderbergh. [a:Stamp, Terence|Terence Stamp] is brilliant in that.